seems cheap....even with issues on the dial it still has original pushers and look at those facet lines.

Must have been consigned by someone naive ?

Let’s make a guess where bidding will stop!

https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/lots/omega-ref-105-012-66-speedmaster-lot-321-589?page=1&q=Omega

 

8k (not bananas, $s).

Edit : excluding premium.
Edit Edit : that would be 16k bananas (or 2.98 tons(6456 lb)), including premium...

 

And a nice bezel, too. CHF 8100 hammer.

They claim "Hands original". What about chrono second? Is a flat tail on a CB possibly original?

 

$7500 not including premium.

 

No I don't think so. They first appeared in the later part of production of the 145.012 reference.

105.012-66 CB should be have a 'spear' chrono hand and a 24 tooth crown.

I think the hands look like early, tritium, service replacements. Same applies to the 32 tooth crown. As mentioned above the good news is the original low pushers with fat tubes. (Nothing worse than a 105.012 with tall, weedy service pushers.)

The dial, pushers, and Dot over 90 bezel look good and the CB facet lines are well defined. I would have thought that, for anyone specifically looking for a 105.012-66CB, those defined, case lines have to be a major factor that could push the price of this one up a bit.

 

There is a lot of low estimates on AQ auction , let,s play on Sunday

 

Different business.

Equally questionable business owners and business practices.

 

Well “fakkk me ole boots!”... you sound like a veteran Speedy collector extraordinaire, not some dude who inherited a single rare and valuable timepiece.

 

I used Antiquorum a few years ago for an auction in NYC and Geneva.....never again. My lots sold and then they didn't pay me according to the contract. Delay, delay, delay...finally had to get outside help to pry the money out of them. There are better auction houses. Antiquorum was good 25 years ago but things went bad over the years.

 

I guess CHF 7.000 ex premium

 

I will NEVER EVER EVER buy from Antiquorum due to a bad experience.

 

Well @gostang9 ....... I'm always keen to learn.

I like to make a cup of tea, sit down and study Speedmaster101, or I log in to this forum and pay attention to the things you chaps write.

 

Same thing happened to my friend who sold a 100k plus Paul Newman on AQ, Took over a year and some legal fees before he got paid.

 

It’s clearly working! Keep on writing posts like they and you’ll be one of the teachers around here!

 

An old strategy .. low estimate = high interest.

We would not be discussing the watch here if the est was realistic

 

You underestimate OF. Pretty much any vintage speedy up for auction somewhere in the world gets vetted here.

 

Does anyone know how much this one actually has gone for? Apart from the fact that I am quite curious, it would be nice to add to this thread to make it more interesting for future consultation too. Thanks in advance!

 

It was sold for CHF 8125 incl. premium
Thats just over 8000 USD
https://catalog.antiquorum.swiss/en/auctions/321/price-list

 

Some fellow members here have been pretty good at guessing @eugeneandresson & @lando